By VIP News on Feb 26, 2010 in Market News | 0 Comments
There seems to be a trend in today’s luxury homes that simply keeps getting better: the outdoor kitchen.
In fact, many of today’s luxury homes are sure to feature the finest outdoor living spaces, complete with a fantastic outdoor kitchen.
Going Back Home: Entertaining at Home
There has been a shift in living over the last few years [...]
By VIP News on Feb 8, 2010 in Market News | 0 Comments
The courthouse steps of Bexar Country have seen a lot of activity over the past year. Foreclosure auctions, unfortunately, have become an all-too-common occurrence, not only in Bexar County, but throughout most of the country.
Looking ahead, it is expected that mortgage lenders will be coming in to take back 1,652 properties throughout Bexar County in [...]
By VIP News on Feb 3, 2010 in Market News | 1 Comment
The real estate catastrophe of 2009 has given way to a bit of a hangover syndrome, with everyone from buyers and lenders to home builders dusting themselves off and looking forward to 2010 to begin posting gains.
Returning to Normalcy
The real estate market in San Antonio, including the luxury real estate market, seems to be returning [...]
By VIP News on Jan 25, 2010 in Market News | 0 Comments
After the dismal 2009 we are all looking to move on and look ahead to new real estate opportunities in 2010.
So, the question is: what are your real estate resolutions? A recent study conducted by Move.com found that there are a lot of resolutions to be found across America:
Nearly 18 percent of [...]
By VIP News on Jan 4, 2010 in Market News | 0 Comments
Multi-million dollar homes flying off the market would be a good way to sum up the San Antonio real estate market a few years ago. But times certainly have changed.
As the national economic crisis took hold of even the most resilient cities such as San Antonio, buyers were no longer interested in the McMansions that [...]
By VIP News on Dec 11, 2009 in Market News | 0 Comments
Alamo Heights has always been known as an old-fashioned city with a family-oriented, small-town atmosphere. Residents of Alamo Heights have always reveled in the quiet surroundings, the cozy homes and the open land. The easy commute in and out of the city has always been a bright spot for residents, as well, as they are [...]
By VIP News on Dec 10, 2009 in Market News | 0 Comments
Homeownership, despite all of the doom and gloom felt across the country, is still a very smart financial move for most individuals. The Bexar County real estate market, of course, has received poor evaluation over the last year because of the subprime mortgages and the record number of foreclosures which, unfortunately, has left many would-be [...]
By VIP News on Dec 2, 2009 in Market News | 0 Comments
Many think of only the homeowners when they hear of the record number of foreclosures across the country. However, it is often the renters that pay in this brutal real estate market.
Many renters, for example, have been evicted from their homes because the owners of the homes in which they are living are foreclosed upon. [...]
By VIP News on Dec 1, 2009 in Market News | 0 Comments
The Bexar County Appraisal District is taking the national economy mess into its own hands by lowering or freezing property appraisals in Bexar County.
Although San Antonio certainly hasn’t been hit has hard as other areas of the country when it comes to the housing market decline and the credit crisis, there are signs that Bexar [...]
By VIP News on Nov 30, 2009 in Market News | 0 Comments
Texas is expected to lead the nation’s economic turnaround, beginning with slow and steady growth in 2010, and San Antonio is at the heart of this positive economic development. The San Antonio commercial real estate market will benefit as businesses and manufacturing try to meet the needs of an influx of new residents.
Luckily the San [...]